Micro-Saving & Lifestyle

Let me tell you something about saving money that most personal finance gurus won’t: it doesn’t have to feel like a punishment. Last year, I discovered a counterintuitive truth—you can actually enjoy the process of saving while watching your bank account grow. Between March and May, I put away $1,037 without skipping my morning latte,…

I’d heard about no-spend challenges for years, rolling my eyes every time another influencer posted about their “life-changing” month of austerity. Then, last January, after a particularly brutal holiday spending hangover—$1,200 on gifts, $600 on last-minute travel, and a credit card bill that made my stomach drop—I finally caved. I committed to 30 days of…